Continental Water Laboratory
Homeowner samples · Mail-in kits
- Arsenic
- Coliform Bacteria
- Lead
- Nitrate / Nitrite
- Pesticides
- PFAS
- Volatile Organic Compounds
Listed on the official state certified laboratory list.
Bacteria samples need a sterile bottle from the lab. Chemistry samples usually take a clean container the lab supplies.
Skip softeners and filters. Remove the aerator, run the water 3 to 5 minutes, then fill without touching the inside of the cap.
Bacteria samples are time-sensitive. Use a cooler with ice packs and hand it in or ship it the same day.
Compare results with EPA drinking water limits. If anything is over, our problem pages explain what it means and how to treat it.
Certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (certification CA00413). Listed by CDPHE as accepting outside samples. Certified analytes: Perfluorotetradecanoic acid, Perfluorotridecanoic acid, N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid, N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid, Dioxin, Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, Perfluoropentanoic acid, Perfluorododecanoic acid, Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid, Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid, Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid, Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid, 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid, Perfluorobutanoic acid, Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid, 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, Perfluoroundecanoic acid, Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid, Perfluorononanoic acid, Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, Perfluorohexanoic acid, Perfluoroheptanoic acid, Perfluorodecanoic acid, Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid, 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid, 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid, 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid.
Homeowner samples · Mail-in kits
Homeowner samples · Mail-in kits